The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1887-03-05
THE NEW PARTY.
Proceedings Of the Convention Called
al Cincinnati to Form
New Party.
A Number OF Women Delegates In AZ.
tendance-The Platform
Adopted.
FIRST DAY.

Chairman OF the Executive Committee,
with all the States represented except six.
Ten women were delegates, among them
Miss Marion Todd of Battle Creek, Mich,
Mrs. Heath OF Chicago, and Mrs. DIR. Sew
crance of Milwaukee.
The conference was opened with prayer
by the Rev. Mr.. Lockwood, Baptist. Mr..
Richard Treyellick was chosen temporary
Chairman. The Rev. Mr.. Lockwood made
an address OF welcome. in which he said he
favored labor organization. Tho riot at
Pittsburgh was the result OF labor unor-
ganized-the peaceful strike in New York
was the result OF labor organized. APP
plause. The convention by rising vote
gave thanks 10 the minister who had the
courage 20 speak as this minstephad done. :
At the evening session a letter was read
from Gen. j. Ii. Weaver, OF Iowa, regret
ting his inability 10 be present. He sug-
gestcd that the platform should chiefly re-
late to land, money, and transportation.
Ho favored the election OF Senators OF the
United States by direct vote of the people
of the States. He begged the convention
10 not put any new and startling principles
in the platform. in conclusion he said:
"Go ahead; strike bard. Thy people shall
be my people, and thy God shall be my
God" Mr.. Il. T.. Haaf urged the confer
ence 90 declare for prohibition. III that
OF every woman in the whole country, and
OF every man and child who has felt the
sting of the curse of the open saloon. His
address was frequently and heartily APP
plauded. T.. II. Smith, in reply, said If this
party should kill the Prohibition party II
would drive SOC, 900 votes back into the Re-
publican party
These permanent officers we're chosen:
President, A. j. Streeter, OF Illinois; Vice
Presidents, Richard +. Treyellick OF Michi-
gan, NJ. j. Kane of Iowa, Il. $. Heath of
Illinois, J. II. Allen of Indiana, and others;
Secretary, NJ. ID. Shaw OF Missouri; AS
sistant Secretary, w. ID. +. Bliss Of Mas
sachusetts; Reading Clerk, George III.
Lennon of New York. Mr.. G. A. Power
of Indiana asked the conference TO favor
the repeal of the present pension laws and
the equitable adjustment OF the soldiers
claims, by which soldiers should be paid
the difference between the paper they re-
ceived and the value of gold, every soldiers
discharge TO be his pension certificate.
A resolution fayoring eight hours as
days work in all Government, State, and
municipal employment was referred.
Miss Marion Todd Of Michigan made a
speech in which she said that the laboring
man had been DISTINGUISHED by the machin-
atoms of grinding monopolists and by the
gross evils Of the wages system OF this
country. Plumber was not obtained through
special legislation, through officials, through
the militia, through the Pinkertons-"w
shall call theme she asked. Cries of
"Assassins, "Murderers,' Numbering
thieves" IL leave the saying of the bad
words 10 the gentlemen, said the speaker.
She thought Henry George did not 90 far
enough; that he did not see the evil of the
money system. She was heard with in
tense qualification and given rousing vote
of thanks.
SECOND DAY.
The business not being pressing. dele
gate moved that a gnvel be procured for
the use OF the chairman, and the vote was
formally taken and carried.
The Committee on Resolutions not being
ready TO report, Mr.. O.. l.. Jones, OF Wis
ronsin, got the floor by consent, and said
the main question before the country was
TO get rid OF the public and corporate i'm
debtnoss of this country. He supported
his proposition by citing facts to show the
great burden on the people caused 10y the
interest bearing debt. The remedy he pro-
posed was by law to reduce and TO remove
that debt. This included graduated i'm
come tax, the lending of money by the
Government to the States; the States 10
lend 10 the counties, and the counties Go
the smaller municipalities; the Government
60 lend at per cent. the States at per
cont, and the counties at 3 per cent.
On motion OF Mrs. Severance, of Wiscon-
sin, the rules were suspended and Mr..
Croker, OF Kansas, was permitted TO ex-
plain the Oklahoma movement, and TO pre-
sent preamble and resolution in regard 20
that matter Mr. Croker proceeded 10 read
a preamble reciting the action Of Congress
with reference 20 The acquiring of that
ground, its grant TO the railroad company,
and It's subsequent forfeiture, and declaring
that this land IL now in the possession of a
vast cattle syndicate by undue influence OF
the United States courts, the army and 9TH
or officers, and closed by resolution Sc
verely censuring the action OF the present
administration, and demanding the passage
of the now pending Oklahoma bill. and IL
this Congress does not pass this bill, then
requesting the President 10 convene the
next Congress in extra session TO pass the
bill.
Mr.. Croker then, i'm an impassioned
manner. went on 10 speak OF the wrongs OF
the Oklahoma colonists. His point was
that the railroad corporation and the cattle
syndicate were holding possession OF that
country by the power Of a military mob.
He would not call IL an army; II was n mill
tary mob. He pictured the peaceful pur-
poses OF the settlers, anxious To get homes,
and the gross outrages inflicted on them
arrested, subjected TO indignities: In one
case resulting in death 10 the wife OF one
of these men seeking home. He closed
with the hope that his resolutions. when
presented for action, would be adopted
without n dissenting vote.
Under the rules the resolution went TO
che committee. but Mr.. Ridgely, Of Kansas.
moved 10 suspend the rules aud adopt the
roeOlufone hut unon vigorous profoefe he